25 July,2022 07:29 AM IST | Palghar | PTI
India`s President elect Droupadi Murmu. Pic/PTI
A hoarding put up by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers congratulating President-elect Droupadi Murmu was found torn on Sunday in Vasai city in Maharashtra, prompting the police to launch a probe.
On the complaint lodged by activists of BJP, a case was registered at the Manikpur police station at Vasai in the Palghar district under section 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against unidentified persons, an official said.
The hoarding with the picture of Murmu was found damaged, he said.
Nobody is arrested so far.
ALSO READ
Indian Army arrests Lashkar-e-Taiba group guide in Poonch dst of Jammu-Kashmir
"Sanjay Raut speaks same as Pakistan and ISI": Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske over UBT leader's remarks on Pahalgam attack
Case filed against Jitendra Awhad for misleading people on Ladki Bahin Yojana
Ajit Pawar-led NCP to contest MLC election from Mumbai Teachers constituency
Karnataka results won't affect Lok Sabha, Maharashtra elections: CM Shinde
Agitated BJP workers pulled down the damaged hoarding on Sunday night and demanded strict action against the culprits.
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
